how about what he did at AAA last season? isn't that enough to show you he deserves another shot? once again, what has Ryan Theriot done to deserve the job? To deserve the job ahead of Cedeno, he managed to get on base and score runs while playing decent defense: In their first full year above Iowa: Cedeno 2006 .271 .339 obp/slg; 92 runs+rbi; 23 errors, 24 years old 537AB Theriot 2007 .326 .336 obp/slg 125 runs+rbi; 8 errors (300 fewer innings though), 28 years old 534AB I'm not saying that Theriot is a savior by any means, but he beats Cedeno in first-year MLB production.